cameleon not moving
- Thread starter Bay687
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Syn
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She's most likely adjusting, but,
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Cage Info:
Chameleon Info:
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Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
- Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.
Bay687
New Member
Cage Info:
* Cage Type -Screen .. 16x16x30
* Lighting - I dont have models for my lighting ... i just got it and im planning to buy a new uvb light, and my basking light is just a regular light bulb
* Temperature- I have a gauge it said 86.. thats way too hot.. i think.. so i sprayed it down, so its at 68, i just ordered a misting system so hopefully this will work good
* Humidity - I dont know the humidity .. i dont have a gauge.. if you have any ideas where to get a good one let me know
* Plants - 2 ficus benjaminas, bout 36 inches tall,, its taking upp most of the cage.. just lookat pics
* Placement - its in my bedroom.. on a table, not near any fans or air vents.. its about 5 feet high off my floor
* Location - phoenix arizona area
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - veil chameleon, female, 1 yr 6 months old.. its been in my possesion for 4 days
* Handling - havent handle her once if you mean by touching her
* Feeding - im feeding her super worms, and crickets, but shes not eating any
* Supplements - rep-cal herptivite with beta carotene, and rep cal phosphorous free calcium with vit.d, and yes im dusting my feeders with
* Watering - i use a spray bottle, spraying as much as possible, morning time, couple hours here and there when family can spray, im suppose to get a misting system later this week, i have seen her take a drop of water, but havent seen her do much with drinking water yet
* Fecal Description - no idea about that yet
* History - don't now, i just dont think she was well taken care of before me, she was in a cage with dead plants and just a stick, but dont know much about her
* Current Problem - trying to figure out why she has not moved her same spot all day, and why she refuses to eat and drink water, its stressing me out
* Cage Type -Screen .. 16x16x30
* Lighting - I dont have models for my lighting ... i just got it and im planning to buy a new uvb light, and my basking light is just a regular light bulb
* Temperature- I have a gauge it said 86.. thats way too hot.. i think.. so i sprayed it down, so its at 68, i just ordered a misting system so hopefully this will work good
* Humidity - I dont know the humidity .. i dont have a gauge.. if you have any ideas where to get a good one let me know
* Plants - 2 ficus benjaminas, bout 36 inches tall,, its taking upp most of the cage.. just lookat pics
* Placement - its in my bedroom.. on a table, not near any fans or air vents.. its about 5 feet high off my floor
* Location - phoenix arizona area
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - veil chameleon, female, 1 yr 6 months old.. its been in my possesion for 4 days
* Handling - havent handle her once if you mean by touching her
* Feeding - im feeding her super worms, and crickets, but shes not eating any
* Supplements - rep-cal herptivite with beta carotene, and rep cal phosphorous free calcium with vit.d, and yes im dusting my feeders with
* Watering - i use a spray bottle, spraying as much as possible, morning time, couple hours here and there when family can spray, im suppose to get a misting system later this week, i have seen her take a drop of water, but havent seen her do much with drinking water yet
* Fecal Description - no idea about that yet
* History - don't now, i just dont think she was well taken care of before me, she was in a cage with dead plants and just a stick, but dont know much about her
* Current Problem - trying to figure out why she has not moved her same spot all day, and why she refuses to eat and drink water, its stressing me out
Syn
Avid Member
royden
New Member
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/
do not gutload your worms dogfood, is that what's in that cup? gutload leafy greens only (collards,mustards,dandelion,kale,bokchoy)
Get a bucket of dirt in her cage asap just incase she's gravid.
step 1 - Read that whole blog as soon as you can. Adjust everything accordingly
step 2 - Find a local exotic or herp vet. Take some fecal samples in to get a parasite check, and if you have the money you should have the female checked out.
step 3 - use the search function on this site to research. At this point you don't really have the option of reclining with a good chameleon husbandry book, you need answers right now. This site is the best source for information.
Chameleons are a challenge, they're expensive, and many people would consider them unrewarding. Just a heads up. And female chameleons above males require special attention because they continue to lay eggs whether they've bred or not.
good luck!
do not gutload your worms dogfood, is that what's in that cup? gutload leafy greens only (collards,mustards,dandelion,kale,bokchoy)
Get a bucket of dirt in her cage asap just incase she's gravid.
step 1 - Read that whole blog as soon as you can. Adjust everything accordingly
step 2 - Find a local exotic or herp vet. Take some fecal samples in to get a parasite check, and if you have the money you should have the female checked out.
step 3 - use the search function on this site to research. At this point you don't really have the option of reclining with a good chameleon husbandry book, you need answers right now. This site is the best source for information.
Chameleons are a challenge, they're expensive, and many people would consider them unrewarding. Just a heads up. And female chameleons above males require special attention because they continue to lay eggs whether they've bred or not.
good luck!
For all egglaying females IMHO its important to have a place in their cages to dig in case they need to lay eggs.
You should have a phos.-free calcium powder to dust the insects with at most feedings. D3 from supplements can build up in the system so you need to go easy on it.
Here are some good sites...
http://adcham.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/20060502...als.com/vet/index.php?show=8.Gout.Basics.html
http://chameleonnews.com/
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/
You should have a phos.-free calcium powder to dust the insects with at most feedings. D3 from supplements can build up in the system so you need to go easy on it.
Here are some good sites...
http://adcham.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/20060502...als.com/vet/index.php?show=8.Gout.Basics.html
http://chameleonnews.com/
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/
Dunnigan
New Member
Brad has special powers over female Veiled's and can keep them from cycling eggs!
He discloses his secretes in the above said website.
ChrisnLisa
Avid Member
Actually that article was written by Lynda, she has done a lot of research regarding that.
As far as your temps, why are you saying mid-80's is way too hot? because that is incorrect. I agree you have A LOT of research to do, and this forum, along with Brad's site are probably the best places to start.
Julirs
New Member
Ok-Did you wash those plants before putting them in? She is probably freaked out by leaves if all she had was bare sticks. I would make sure she has some horizontal perches. She appears to be showing gravid colors so you need a laying bucket pronto. You should be misting enough to flood the bottom of your cage which will need to be wiped up daily.
